Senior Legal Counsel, Employment

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel, Employment

Location: London

Employment type: Full-time regular

The job

We are hiring an experienced Employment Counsel to join our global legal team, supporting the Global Head of Employment. This newly created role reflects AVEVA's commitment to strengthening our in-house employment law capability across EMEA.

You'll be the go-to advisor for employment matters in the UK and Continental Europe, with a particular focus on works councils, specifically Germany. If you are a qualified lawyer with in-house experience, and a collaborative mindset, this is a chance to make a real impact in a fast-paced, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to HR across EMEA, especially in the UK and Europe.
• Lead legal engagement with European works councils, particularly in Germany.
• Advise on employee relations, employment projects, and TUPE matters.
• Monitor legislative changes and guide HR on implementation.
• Support AVEVA's whistleblowing/speak-up programme.
• Collaborate with the Legal Director on commercial disputes as needed.

Skills and Experience

Essential requirements

• Qualified employment lawyer with a practising certificate in the UK or major European jurisdiction.
• Experience with works councils in Germany and understanding of other European jurisdictions
• Several years of post-qualification experience in employment law.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and European works council legislation.
• Prior in-house legal experience, with ability to hit the ground running.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desired skills

• Additional European language skills, preferably German.
• Willingness to take on broader legal work, including commercial disputes.
• A proactive, collaborative attitude and strong cultural fit with AVEVA's values.

Benefits: Competitive package with an attractive bonus incentive plan, regionally specific benefits ranging from above the norm paid vacation, contributions to retirement investment plans or pensions, insurances and a many other memberships and perks designed to enhance the workplace experience, your health, and wellbeing.

Legal at AVEVA

Our global team of lawyers, compliance experts and contract managers play a central role in protecting AVEVA's interests and ensuring the company operates with the highest levels of integrity.

We provide guidance on regulatory compliance, risk management, contracts, and legal frameworks – all at the fascinating and fast-moving intersection of technology and the industrial sector. If you're flexible and enjoy tackling complex challenges, you'll be right at home in the AVEVA Legal team.

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises. Nine out of ten industrial leaders count on AVEVA software to help them deliver the essentials of life, such as energy, water, food, and medicine - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

Our impact on the sustainability of the industrial sector has led to us being named one of the world's most innovative companies, and our own sustainability commitments lead the global software industry. At AVEVA, you'll be part of a team that has not only won hundreds of patents, but also awards for our diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take immense pride in the diversity of our people. We are driven by our corporate values of Impact, Aspiration, Curiosity, and Trust, and you'll even get three days to help save the world, every year, in the form of paid volunteer time to work on causes that matter to you.

UK Benefits include:

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It's possible we're hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.